Interface UserProviderMapper

All Known Implementing Classes:
AuthorizationBasedUserProviderMapper, PropertyBasedUserProviderMapper

public interface UserProviderMapper
Implementations are used to determine what UserProvider is to be used for a particular username. Note that the provided username need not reflect a pre-existing user (the instance might be used to determine in which provider a new user is to be created). Implementation must have a no-argument constructor.
Author:
Guus der Kinderen, guus@goodbytes.nl
See Also:
  • Method Details

    • getUserProvider

      UserProvider getUserProvider(String username)
      Finds a suitable UserProvider for the user. Note that the provided username need not reflect a pre-existing user (the instance might be used to determine in which provider a new user is to be created). Implementations are expected to be able to find a UserProvider for any username. If an implementation fails to do so, such a failure is assumed to be the result of a problem in implementation or configuration.
      Parameters:
      username - A user identifier (cannot be null or empty).
      Returns:
      A UserProvider for the user (never null).
    • getUserProviders

      Set<UserProvider> getUserProviders()
      Returns all providers that are used by this instance. The returned collection should have a consistent, predictable iteration order.
      Returns:
      all providers (never null).